Briefs Bound

Gabon’s new junta makes promises of return to civilian ruleF

Gabon's coup leader vowed after being sworn in as interim president on Monday to restore civilian rule through "free, transparent and credible elections" after a transition and amnesty prisoners of conscience. In a speech after taking the oath of office, General Brice...
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Tunisia arrests ‘pirates’ after migrants robbed at seaF

Tunisian police arrested four men, including a fisherman, on suspicion of maritime piracy after the robbery of a boat taking Tunisian migrants to Italy, an official said on Thursday. Police intervened and arrested the four Tunisians on Saturday after one of the...
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Niger: Anti-France sentiment spikes in Niger, tense weekend of protests aheadF

Niger braced Friday for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country's new military rulers and its traditional ally. A coalition of civil society groups opposed to the presence of French forces in Niger has called a three-day sit-in,...
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Algeria: France says one citizen killed, another ‘jailed in Algeria’F

France on Friday confirmed one of its citizens had been killed and another was jailed, a day after media reports said two tourists were shot dead by coastguards when they strayed across Algeria's maritime border with Morocco. Moroccan media reported Thursday that two...
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